Tom Hardy Digs Being Bane
Wed, August 3, 2011 
The upcoming issue of "Total Film" magazine has a load of exclusives and one of them is an interview with Tom Hardy who is playing "Bane" in the "The Dark Knight Rises". The Total Film Website has a preview of the interview which you can enjoy below.
On Nolan asking him if he would be interested in playing Bane:
"Hang on a minute. You’re asking me to come round the world with you in a Batman movie, playing a villain, and the only downside to it is I have to wear a mask? Hmmm, let me think. I’ll get back to you… No, I’m fucking there, man! Anything you need.’”
On the possiblity of Bane breaking Batman's back:
“Mmmmm… Good lead-in, but all I can say is that Chris has a plan up his sleeve that’s not at all disappointing. And that is a definite choice that’s watertight in every respect."
On Bane's characterization:
“I think Bane’s fucking cool so I’m really excited to play him. It’s not the guy in Joel Schumacher’s film, but it shouldn’t disappoint fanboys…”
On living up to the villian legacy that Heath Ledger established in "The Dark Knight":
“No, none at all,” he insisted. “Brilliant actor, brilliant work – that’s it. I’ve got a job to do. It’s the same with Mad Max and Mel Gibson. I’m not here to engage in a competition with their talent. It’s to play the character that I’ve been given.”
On Bane's costume:
“Any time you put something over your face, you’re going to adopt a personality and a physicality that has nothing to do with acting. It allows a performance to be free.”
Hardy is saying all the right things and although I didn't love the idea of Bane, after seeing the character in action, I'm completely sold. You figured Nolan would well, Nolanize the character and he's certainly done so. Wonder when Hathaway is going to speak about Catwoman and when the hell are we going to see that tight outfit?
You can pick up the issue with Henry Cavill aka Superman on the cover on tomorrow the 4th. For you poster collectors the issue includes free posters for The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
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